U.S. patent number 5,795,085 [Application Number 08/811,688] was granted by the patent office on 1998-08-18 for correction tape.
Invention is credited to Kwang-Ho Yoo.
United States Patent |
5,795,085 |
Yoo |
August 18, 1998 |
Correction tape
Abstract
The present device relates to a correction tape in which a tape
guide is formed at the front part of the outer casing of the
correction tape so that it can be revolved in a desired angle as
the user wants, and a concave groove is formed at the base part of
the tape guide and a magnifying glass part in the outer casing so
that the user can easily affirm the part to be corrected. According
to the device, a concave groove (13) is formed at the bottom face;
and each revolving part (11) is formed at the front face and upper
and lower face of the rear end, around the concave groove (13); and
at the outer face of the revolving part (11) of rear upper face, a
tape guide (1) having a protrusion (12) for adjusting angle is
combined with an inserting groove (21) of the inner face of the
outer casing (20) having magnifying glass part (23) in order to be
revolved; and the inner face of the inserting groove (21) has
fitting grooves (22) at regular intervals.
Inventors: |
Yoo; Kwang-Ho (Namdong-ku,
Inchun, KR) |
Family
ID: |
25207268 |
Appl.
No.: |
08/811,688 |
Filed: |
March 5, 1997 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
400/248;
156/577 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B41J
29/367 (20130101); B65H 37/007 (20130101); Y10T
156/1795 (20150115) |
Current International
Class: |
B41J
29/367 (20060101); B41J 29/26 (20060101); B65H
37/00 (20060101); B44C 007/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;400/248 ;156/577
;118/237,200 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Burr; Edgar S.
Assistant Examiner: Ghatt; Dave A.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Meller; Michael N.
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A correction tape consisting of a first roller to which
correction tape has been rolled, in an inner face of an outer
casing having a tape exit at a front part; a second roller to which
the tape released and used is to be rolled; and a tape guide which
guides the correction tape into the exit formed at the front part,
wherein a concave groove (13) is formed at a bottom face; and
including at least one revolving part (11) formed at a front face
and upper and lower face of a rear end, around the concave groove
(13); and at an outer face of the revolving part (11) of a rear
upper face, a tape guide (1) having a protrusion (12) for adjusting
angle is combined with an inserting groove (21) of the inner face
of the outer casing (20) in order to be revolved, said outer casing
(20) having a magnifying glass part for viewing the concave groove
(13); and the inner face of the inserting groove (21) having
fitting grooves (2) at regular intervals.
Description
FIELD OF THE DEVICE
The present device relates to a correction tape, more specifically,
a correction tape in which a tape guide is formed at the front part
of the outer casing of the correction tape so that it can be
revolved in a desired angle as the user wants, and a concave groove
is formed at the base part of the tape guide and a magnifying glass
part in the outer casing so that the user can easily confirm a
letter, word or phrase to be corrected.
PRIOR ARTS
As observing the state where a tape guide is combined at the exit
of tape, at the front part of an outer casing of a conventional
correction tape as is shown in FIG. 1, the lateral face (03) of the
tape body, among the plane face (02) and the lateral face (03), is
combined with the contact surface (01') of the tape guide (01) in
the same plane. When using the correction tape (S') mentioned
above, the user holds the body so that he can press, by using the
power of the thumb, the lateral face (03) of the outer casing of
the correction tape (S'), which includes a roll of the correction
tape, and closely contacts the tape guide (01) to the part to be
corrected. Then, the tape guide (01) is pushed aside to cover the
correction tape over the part to be corrected. The correction tape
(S') described above is advantageous as it can easily correct
vertical writing by holding the tape (S') with one's forefinger,
instead of his thumb. However, in case of correcting horizontal
writing, it is inconvenient for the user to hold the correction
tape (S').
As can be shown in FIG. 2, there is another kind of conventional
correction tape where the plane face (02) of the correction tape
and the contact surface (01') of the tape guide (01) are formed in
the same plane. The correction tape (S') like this is advantageous
in that it is comfortable to hold the correction tape (S') when
correcting a horizontal writing, in contrast to the afore-mentioned
tape shown in FIG. 1. However, in case of correcting the error of
vertical writing, the user should hold the tape body in other way
than in case of correcting vertical writing, or he should correct
the error after firstly revolving the document to be corrected to a
horizontal direction, whereby causing some difficulties. Further,
as the part to be corrected is hidden by the front part of the
correction tape during the operation of correction, the correction
part cannot be affirmed by eyes, so that the correction tape is
sometimes applied to even unnecessary portion, thus it is
economically disadvantageous.
As described above, conventional correction tapes have
afore-mentioned problems. However, it is economically
disadvantageous and inconvenient that one should buy both two types
of correction tapes, and to select the correction tape, case by
case depending on the parts to be corrected. Thus, the user does
not usually buy two kinds of correction tapes, but he uses just one
kind of the correction tapes and endure the inconvenience of the
selected one.
SUMMARY OF THE DEVICE
The present devisers have paid attention to overcome the problems
caused by using the conventional correction tapes, and intended to
provide a correction tape which can be properly adjusted by the
user in accordance with the item to be corrected, and which
prevents waste of tape, by virtue of providing a concave groove and
magnifying glass part.
In order to achieve the object, according to the present device, a
protrusion for adjusting angle and a revolving part of tape guide
(where a concave groove is formed in order to affirm the part to be
corrected) are combined to the inserting groove for the revolving
part (which is formed at the front part of the outer casing of the
correction tape, having magnifying glass part), so that the angle
can be adjusted and fitted as desired, by the fitting groove
(formed at the inner face of the inserting groove) and the
protrusion of the revolving part.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional correction tape.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of another conventional correction
tape.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the present device.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view for showing the combined state of a
tape guide, which is an important aspect of the present device.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the tape guide, which is an
important aspect of the present device.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view for showing the operating state of
the present device.
FIG. 7 is a front view for showing the tape guide, which is an
important aspect of the present device, provided in an outer
casing.
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the
present device.
FIG. 9 shows the state of using the correction tape according to
the present device.
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important parts of Figures * ______________________________________
S: Correction tape 1: tape guide 11: Revolving part 12: protrusion
13: concave groove 20: outer casing 21: groove for inserting 11 22:
fitting groove 23: magnifying glass part
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVICE
Now, the present device is described in detail with reference to
the attached Figures.
FIGS. 1 and 2 are perspective views of conventional correction
tapes. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the present
device. FIG. 4 is a perspective view for showing the combined state
of a tape guide, which is an important aspect of the present
device. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the tape guide. FIG. 6 is a
cross-sectional view for showing the operating state of the present
device. FIG. 7 is a front view for showing the tape guide, which is
an important aspect of the present device, provided in an outer
casing. FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of the present device. And,
FIG. 9 shows the state of using the correction tape according to
the present device.
As can be shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, a concave groove (13) is formed at
the bottom face; and each revolving part (11) is formed at the
front face and upper and lower face of the rear end, around the
concave groove (13); and at the outer face of the revolving part
(11) of rear upper face, a tape guide (1) having a protrusion (12)
for adjusting angle is combined with an inserting groove (21) of
the inner face of the outer casing (20) having magnifying glass
part (23) in order to be revolved; and the inner face of the
inserting groove (21) has fitting grooves (22) at regular
intervals.
In case of another embodiment shown in FIG. 8, the interval of the
fitting grooves (22) formed in the inserting groove (21) is made
15.degree., to improve the choice of angle of the tape guide
(1).
In the Figures, symbol 30 shows correction tape.
The effects of using the present device are described below.
When a user find an error in his writing, he may conveniently hold
the correction tape (S) according to the present device, of which
the tape guide is set as 30.degree. or 45.degree., and decide
whether the present angle is proper to correct the part to be
corrected. He can revolve the tape guide (1) in a proper angle, and
then contact the tape guide (1) on the paper at the part to be
corrected and push it aside. At this time, the user can affirm the
part to be corrected through the concave groove (13) at the bottom
of the tape guide (1) and the magnifying glass part (23) formed at
the front end of the transparent outer casing (20), to prevent the
unnecessary part being corrected. If not the structure of the
present device like this, the part to be corrected is hidden by the
front part of the correction tape (S) and the correction might be
applied even to unnecessary portion. Thus, waste of correction tape
can be prevented according to the present device.
More concretely speaking, if the part to be corrected is a part of
vertical writing, it is convenient to revolve the correction tape
and use the tape as illustrated in FIG. 1, while if the part is
horizontal writing, as FIG. 2. The correction tape can readily
revolved to be properly used in case of the type of writing to be
corrected.
When the tape guide (1) is revolved as described above, the
protrusion (12) formed in the revolving part (11) of the tape guide
(1) is combined with the fitting groove formed in the inserting
groove (21) of the revolving part, so that the tape guide (1) would
not involve the change of angle any more during the operation of
correction. The angle once adjusted by the user does not change by
itself unless the user re-adjust the angle depending on his
need.
In the description above, the interval of the fitting groove (22),
where the protrusion (12) of the revolving part (11) is to be
inserted and fixed, is 15.degree. or 45.degree.. But the angle is
not restricted to those exemplified. The angle can be varied if
required in the range of 0.degree. to 180.degree. unless it departs
from the object of the present device.
FIG. 9 shows the state of using the present device with the
correction tape arranged on a first roller 31 and the tape released
and to be used is arranged on a second roller 32.
As can be shown from the description above, by using the correction
tape according to the present invention, one can adjust the
direction to be corrected case by case to make the correction easy.
In addition, by virtue of the concave groove formed in the tape
guide and of the magnifying glass part formed on the outer casing,
one can affirm what he corrects, so that waste of correction tape
can be prevented. Thus, the correction tape is economically
advantageous.
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